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Tiny Lasers Could Finally Bring Us Really Smart AR Glasses

Cars That Think

When Google Glass debuted almost a decade ago, augmented reality (AR) wearables seemed poised to take off. But Google withdrew its smart glasses from the market in early 2015. But Google withdrew its smart glasses from the market in early 2015. Users could simultaneously interact with the physical and digital worlds.

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Opinion: GM Shouldn’t Kill Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

The Truth About Cars

Right after that passage, MT mentions that GM’s planned Ultifi infotainment will integrate apps like Google Maps and Spotify. Google Maps, Waze, Apple Maps – it’s nice to have the choice instead of using in-house navigation, which can vary greatly in quality from OEM to OEM.

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

Cars That Think

Huawei has said it would not comply with such a request and believes that it cannot be legally forced to do so. With US companies barred from doing business with Huawei, Google could no longer license its Android operating system—the operating system that runs most of the world's phones—to Huawei. So the U.S.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

With the support of the Sierra Club and other organizations, the ordinance was challenged legally and eventually landed in the Kansas Supreme Court where it was ruled illegal last April. “It If someone googled me, they’d think I was some kind of radical environmentalist.” I’m sure there’s a big red flag on my file,” he said. “If

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How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records

Cars That Think

After the horrific events of the next day, the Federal Bureau of Investigation swung into action. One of these warrants, served on Google and covering the interior of the Capitol, showed that a device associated with the Gmail account in question entered the Senate Wing door at 2:18 p.m. on 6 January. “The

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Your Life As A Digital Ghost

Cars That Think

A lot of companies that keep data, big tech, like a lot of the companies we know and are familiar with, like Google and Meta , they’re going to have to decide what to do with all these data about people once they physically die. Do they need a different classification for legal, political, and social purposes? Are they people?

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

Green Car Congress

The Sonata PHEV is perfectly capable of handling (legal) Interstate speeds on battery pack alone; however, such operation depletes the battery relatively quickly. Plus, users can search for points of interest using Google with voice or text and have the directions when they start their Sonata Plug-in Hybrid.

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